The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
The MEMPHIS BRIDGE
LOOMS UP IN THE DIM AND
DISTANT FUTURE.
The Bill to Provide for Its COnstruc-
tiOn viii Not BE Con-
sidered
WITH OTHER BRIDGE MEASURES
MONDAY AlGHC.
The Great Question Of Reducing the
Surplus 10 Remain Unsettled
House Evening Session.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPRAL.l

lsPEcIAL TO THE APPEAL.
BURE'U IF TIE MEMPHIS APPEAL,
No 1906 F STRSET, WASHINGTON, d.
O., February 26.-By piece Of sharp
parliamentary practice, very similar
10 that by which, when the
river and harbor bill was be-
re the House for tbs first
time, he had it passed with but a
ru,sory examination Mr.. Willis to-
day brought up the river and harbor
bill, and under su PEI sion Of
the rules placed it in conference.
Had he allo we'd it TO get before
the House in @ nm ttee Of the Whole
The hill would inia libby have been
killed. As it is, the Confer nee Ohm
mitteS, composed of members OF both
houses, will be sbls to arrive at some
comprom sc, even II the members rep
r, senting the Houss d. not accept the
Ser ate amendments. This action set
ties the fact that there will be river
and harbor bill this session to go 10
the President.
The appropriation Of 800 900 pro-
posed by the House for tie impr We
ment of the Cumberland rivel near
N shvile was not changed by the
Sc ate, end Mr.. McMillin said today
that there WAS NJ doubt OF the sppro'
pria ion being made.
The chanc for getting the Mem
phis bill through this Congress are
very small. Ga Monday night sss-
sion will probably be hell for the con-
sideration of bridge bills, but the
Memphis bill will not be among them
The measures to be brought up then
will be only those against which
{ ere is no opposition. This arrange
ment was made with the reluct N
consent of Mr. Zach Taylor, who how
ever, could not Withstand The app ais
of the large number of those who
wanted their bills tn get through, aud
wera only pr vented by the fact that
the Memphis bridge bill would orca ion
opposition. Mr.. Morrison was one OF
thoso, and in return for Mr.. Taylol's
acauiescence promised to assist him in
getting the Speaker 10 recognize him
for the purpose of allowing him 10
pos1 his bill under a suspension OF
rules.
The Cumberland Bridge bill has a
chance OF getting through.
At the present time many members
ara expecting an extra session. They
say they see little possibil ty of getting
through with all the appropriation
bills still bafore the House, between
now and Friday. At this late date
only one Appropriation bill has
reached tine President, the army
bill, thing which is almost
unprecedented. Toe legislative bill,
one Of the most important, has not
even been considered in the House.
Then supposing that by constant hard
work the House does get through with
the business before it in time
to adjourn on the 4th OF March,
the grs at question OF Ieduc
ing the surplus will remain un-
ssitled. The Treasury will be
tested to it's utmost capacity to find
storage room for the sccumuia ed rev.
enues which will be rolling in mean
time, all OF which seems to p )int, in
the opinion of these members, to an
extra session.
Petitions were sent soma time ago
to Senators Harris and Whit home
and Representative McMlllin from
Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville,
respectively, urging the name of Gen.
Ste wa t, OF Mlssiss ppi, for the Aus
TRAN Mission. TIE petitions were in
dorsed and sent tothe State Depart.
ment, where they will remain on
file. No sction has yet been
taken in the mater by either the
President or Secretary OF 5 ats. 1t Is
thought possible, however, that a
nomin alton for the Austrian mission
NAV be sent in before the ad urn-
ment OF C)ugress. This is deemed the
more prob able from The fact that Aus.
tria has bean conciliated AID appoint
cd DR.. E S. Won Taverns TO succeed
B4o Schatff r, who was recalled by
his government on account OF the
complications growing out Ct the APP
p7intment of Mr. Kelley to the Aus
triau Court, where he was not re-
ceived. 1t ia now for this g pvernment
to reCiprocate aud sppoint a Minister
to Austria. There is one great i'm
pedment to Gen. Stewards nomina
ton, and that is that Mississippi, hav.
ing already one OF the Cabinet places,
is hardly likely to be given 30 inp)r-
tart place as the mission in question.
Gen. Stewart is, however, we'll in
dorsed.
The II luse bill to settle the account
OF ViCkburg and Meridian, formerly
the Southern Railroad Company OF
Mississippi, for interest revenue taxes
erroneouSly collected and appropriate
ing $6025 35 for the purpose, was to-
day reported favorably to the Senate.
Petitions were presented in the
H 1uss today by Mr.. PETIT bone from Ii !
coin Jones, lats OF Company II, Eighth
Tenn ssee Ca vary, for the removal OF
thu charge of desertion from him on
his record; and from the Burnside
Post, Grand Army OF the Republic, oil
Greenville, Tenn, for the passage Of
the dependent pension bill over the
Presidents veto. By Mr.. Glass, from
Mrs. Ssllle Ann Q lerall, formerly Mrs.
Richardson, FIR the payment OF her
war claim Of $2592.
The HOUSE Adjourned at midnight
withnnt aonnmnli 5hinV ANYTHING.